Deaths in CustodyWork in progressIn progress
Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

Alabama

Four Black people were held in an Alabama jail when a mob took them out, hanged them and shot them. The Morning Call reported the killings in its October 15, 1892 edition. The mob's taking of the four from the jail is the central fact of the account.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news reports.

News report